Effect of tidal cycle and food intake on the baseline plasma corticosterone rhythm in intertidally foraging marine iguanas
Effect of tidal cycle and food intake on the baseline plasma corticosterone rhythm in intertidally foraging marine iguanas
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General and Comparative Endocrinology ; 132 (2003), 2. - pp. 216-222. - ISSN 0016-6480. - eISSN 1095-6840
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In most species, plasma levels of baseline glucocorticoids such as corticosterone (B) have a circadian rhythm. This rhythm can be entrained by both photoperiod and food intake and is related to aspects of energy intake and metabolism. Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) offer a unique opportunity to better understand the relative importance of the light:dark cycle versus food intake in influencing the rhythm in baseline B in a natural system. Compared to other species, food intake is not as strictly determined by the phase of the light:dark cycle. Animals feed in the intertidal zone so feeding activity is heavily influenced by the tidal cycle. We measured baseline plasma B levels in free-living iguanas over several 24-h periods that varied in the timing of low tide/foraging activity. We found that baseline B levels were higher during the day relative to night. However, when low tide occurred during the day, baseline B levels dropped coincident with the timing of low tide. Whether the baseline B rhythm (including the drop during foraging) is an endogenous rhythm with a circatidal component, or is simply a result of feeding and associated physiological changes needs to be tested. Together, these data suggest that the baseline B rhythm in marine iguanas is influenced by the tidal cycle/food intake as well as the light:dark cycle.
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Glucocorticoids; Photoperiod; Temperature; Food intake; Tide; Reptile; Diel; Free-living
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WOODLEY, Sarah K., Danika L. PAINTER, Michael C. MOORE, Martin WIKELSKI, L. Michael ROMERO, 2003. Effect of tidal cycle and food intake on the baseline plasma corticosterone rhythm in intertidally foraging marine iguanas. In: General and Comparative Endocrinology. 132(2), pp. 216-222. ISSN 0016-6480. eISSN 1095-6840. Available under: doi: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00085-6BibTex
@article{Woodley2003-06Effec-42538, year={2003}, doi={10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00085-6}, title={Effect of tidal cycle and food intake on the baseline plasma corticosterone rhythm in intertidally foraging marine iguanas}, number={2}, volume={132}, issn={0016-6480}, journal={General and Comparative Endocrinology}, pages={216--222}, author={Woodley, Sarah K. and Painter, Danika L. and Moore, Michael C. and Wikelski, Martin and Romero, L. Michael} }
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